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The Los Angeles period for FLW is special. They're not well connected to what came before, or after - they were his midlife crisis homes. Here is a very well d
by Aloha 4y ago
The Los Angeles period for FLW is special. They're not well connected to what came before, or after - they were his midlife crisis homes.
Here is a very well done KCET documentary that explains more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3juSckHif90 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3juSckHif90
- ProllyInfamous 4y agoIIRC, his Las Angeles period he was "borrowing" his employers' designs and then adding his own twists, and then letting houses be built without royalties/notice to original architect(s). Eventually one of his bosses saw a house that looked an awful-lot familiar (i.e. he could tell FLW had modified one of the owner's design) and this caused FLW to ... get on with the next phase of his life in Wisconsin. IIRC.
- Aloha 4y agoNo - thats how he broke from Sullivan, but it was less about him stealing designs (AFAIK he wasn't), its that he was moonlighting without permission, which was contrary to his contract with Sullivan. His style stood out, so it was easy to see.